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The importance of MST in Football: motivation
07/01/2014 19:41
My last blog was about the importance of MST (Mental Skill Training) within football. This subject is really complex and interests me a...
The importance of psychological wellness in soccer
06/01/2014 15:41
The next subject is one I like to philosophize about. The subject is sport psychology. How does it work, how can we use it or...
The Inspirations of 2013
30/12/2013 21:09
The year 2013 is almost over. For me it was an inspirational, fun, informative but also a turbulent year. Lots of things worked out...
Youth Development; Mourinho, Ferguson and Guardiola at the U11’s?
20/11/2013 16:16
Yesterday I was travelling with public transport again. While I was enjoying myself to the fullest reading a free newspaper I got from an...
Football fatigue, how to react?
13/11/2013 15:45
Last week I went to Madrid to visit the training facilities of Real Madrid. I was joining the Coach Week arranged by Real Madrid youth...
Football players: better, faster, stronger?
02/11/2013 10:58
I was sitting in the train a couple of weeks ago, reading some train station paper some old man gave me when I entered the station....
Testing in football, essential for elite teams
01/11/2013 13:59
As you all know, I’m following a minor study at Arnhem named Sport Performance Enhancement. What we do at this minor is trying to...
The motivation at football players, an underestimated issue
30/10/2013 22:33
I was watching the match of my hometown club PSV Eindhoven against Roda JC last Wednesday. The game wasn’t as bad as the score line...
The giant step to the elite team
16/10/2013 15:09
We all know some examples. Players which exellerate every single weak at the youth squad. They take immense steps in their development and...
Periodisation within soccer
10/10/2013 13:01
Yesterday I was at a congress in Tilburg about 'coaching talent' and 'talent vs development'.
Their were all kinds of issues discussed but...